gossip

🇺🇸 /ˈɡɑːsɪp/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡɒsɪp/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
noun
R

Talk about other people's private lives that may be unkind or not true.

The gossip about their relationship spread quickly through the office.

R

A conversation about other people's private lives.

We had a nice gossip over coffee about our neighbors.

R

A person who likes to talk about other people's private lives.

She's known as the office gossip who always shares the latest news.

verb
R

To talk about other people's private lives, often in an unkind way.

They like to gossip about their coworkers during lunch breaks.

translation

n. Talk about other people's private lives that may be unkind or not true.; A conversation about other people's private lives.; A person who likes to talk about other people's private lives.
v. To talk about other people's private lives, often in an unkind way.

Word Forms

3rd Present gossips
Past gossiped
Perfect gossiped
Progressive gossiping
Plural gossips